Cyclocross News Roundup - 24 October 2008
World Ranking, World Cup Tabor, Gazet van Antwerpen trophy to kick-off, Vantornout
and Van den Brand winners in Woerden, Vanthourenhout returns in Tabor, Dutch
team for Tabor and European Championships in Lievin, USA Cycling CX Standings,
Page and Compton dropped out in Kalmthout, Simunek wins Lebbeke, Races in Spain
and Canadian National Championships..

Simms and Nys tops World Ranking
Wendy Simms and Sven Nys are leading the Cyclocross World Ranking after the
first World Cup in Kalmthout. Simms thanks her lead due to her win in the national
championships and her good result in Kalmthout. Simms will hope to keep a high
placing through the next two World Cups in Tabor, Czech Republic and Pijnacker,
Netherlands. She will then return to America for USGP Mercer Cup and Portland
before returning to Europe for the remaining World Cup events in mid-December.

UCI World Cup continues in Tabor
The 2008-2009 UCI World Cup will continue this weekend in Tabor (October 26)
with the second race of this series. Both Nys and Van den Brand will start in
the World Cup jersey as winners of the Kalmthout cross last week.

Gazet van Antwerpen trophy to kick-off on November 1 with Koppenbergcross
The prestigious Gazet van Antwerpen trophy will kick-off on November 1 in Oudenaarde
with the Koppenbergcross. In this race the riders have to climb the famous Koppenberg,
known from the Tour of Flanders, several times. The full Gazet van Antwerpen
(GVA) series consist of:

Klaas Vantornout wins Nacht van Woerden
Klaas Vantornout has won the Nacht van Woerden (October 21). The rider of Sunweb
won the evening cross ahead of World Champion Lars Boom and Thijs Al. Richard
Groenendaal and Gerben de Knegt completed the top 5. American Adam Myerson finished
as 25th.

Daphny van den Brand wins Nacht van Woerden
Daphny van den Brand goes on with winning. The Dutch, who won the World cup
in Kalmthout last Sunday, was also the best in the Nacht van Woerden (October
21).

Van den Brand won the race ahead of Saskia Elemans and Arenda Grimberg.

Sven Vanthourenhout returns in Tabor
Belgian Sven Vanthourenhout will return in competition on October 26 in Tabor.
The Sunweb-Projob rider was already selected by Belgian selector Rudy de Bie
but finally got permission of the doctors to start.

Vanthourenhout crashed in Olomouc a few weeks and broke two wrist-bones.

Dutch Team for World Cup in Tabor
The Dutch National Selector Johan Lammerts has announced the teams for the second
World Cup of the season in Tabor (October 26). The teams will be:

Dutch team for European Championships Cyclocross in
Lievin
The Dutch National Selector Johan Lammerts has announced the teams for the European
Championships Cyclocross in Lievin (November 2). Only the Women, U23 and Juniors
will compete at this championship.

Jonathan Page unlucky in Kalmthout
Jonathan Page had a disappointing first world cup in Kalmthout after a strong
start to the season. His season thus far included four wins in Michigan (2x)
and Wisconsin (2x) and a second place in the Kermiscross of Ardooie behind Niels
Albert.

After eight laps Page abandoned the race due to some bad luck and feeling a
bit ill.

Katie Compton abandoned Kalmthout due to muscle problems
Katie Compton was one of the pre-race favorites in the World Cup of Kalmthout
in Belgium last Sunday. The number two of 2007 wanted to go for the win but
it turned out different.

Compton was forced to abandon in the early laps of the race due to the same
leg muscle problem which plagued her in the final part of last season as well.
Back than she was forced to withdraw from the World Championships due to this
injury.

Compton will now head back to the states before returning to Europe for the
World Cup of Pijnacker (November 9 where she will try to defend her win of last
year.

Radomir Simunek wins cross in Lebbeke
Radomir Simunek has won the Kleicross in Lebbeke on October 18. The rider of
the Czech Republic won the race in a sprint with four. Bart Wellens finished
as second and Davy Commeyne as third.

Kabush and Simms new Canadian National Champions
Geoff Kabush and Wendy Simms are the new Canadian National Champions. Both riders
dominated the race from start to finish. The race took place on October 11 in
Edmonton.